GABRIEL DONKOR vs. THE REPUBLIC [2019]DLHC10106

Date	2019-07-25
Suit No.	CASE NO. CR/242/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10106

JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J.

EDWARD MILLS ESQ FOR APPELLANT

DORM ESI FIADZOE (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT)

[2019]DLHC10106
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GABRIEL DONKOR<o:p></o:p>(CONVICT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT
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</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>EDWARD MILLS, ESQ,
FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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ESI FIADZOE (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT) <o:p></o:p>

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CRIMINAL APPEAL<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction<o:p></o:p>This is a criminal
appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court (1) Accra dated 17 July 2015<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/Gabriel%20Donkor%20v%20Rep%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="">[1]</a> that
convicted and sentenced appellant (third accused person, A3) to 15 years term
of imprisonment in hard labour (IHL) on charge of dishonestly receiving contrary
to s.146(1) of the Criminal &amp; Other
offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The brief facts as
contained on the factsheet that accompanied the charge sheet are that on 25
September 2012 at about 11:41pm, the first and second accused persons together
with two other persons at large attacked the complainant (PW1)<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/Gabriel%20Donkor%20v%20Rep%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title="">[2]</a>
The complainant who was in charge of his vehicle Toyota Land Cruiser Prado GW
2726-12 arrived home at the main gate of his house at Dansoman Sahara, and that
in the process of gaining entry in the house with assistance of his watchman at
post, the accused persons (A1, A2, and two at large) armed with guns attacked
the complainant and the watchman (PW2) at the gate. The accused persons shot
through the windscreen and two of the tyres of the vehicle. They searched the
vehicle and the complainant, took the complainant to upstairs of the house from
where they took $1,000.00 dollars, GH¢500.00, a mini-laptop computer, a Samsung
Galazy pad, a pistol with 25 rounds of ammunition, a couple of jewelries and
fled the scene. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Upon report to the
police, A2 and A1 were arrested who mentioned A3, appellant herein as the
financier and receiver of the booties from their robbery operations. In his
statements to the police, the appellant is alleged to have admitted to have
received the mini-laptop and others from A1 and A2 but that he had sold the
mini-laptop to A4. This piece of evidence led to the arrest of A4 who admitted
that indeed A3 sold the mini-laptop to him. The appellant (A3) together with
A1, A2, and A4 were charged with conspiracy to commit crime, namely robbery; A1
and A2 were charged with robbery; whilst A4 was solely charged with dishonestly
receiving, contrary to sections 23(1), 149, and 146 of Act 29, id respectively.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;At the trial, the
accused persons including appellant denied the charges. The court convicted A1
of the counts of conspiracy and robbery; A2 was acquitted and discharged on
both counts. With respect to A3, the appellant herein, though charged with the
offence of conspiracy to commit robbery, the learned trial judge did not state his
judgment whether he had convicted or acquitted A3 (appellant) on the charge of
conspiracy but proceeded in furtherance of s.
154(2) of Act 30 to convict appellant on the offense of dishonestly receiving<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/Gabriel%20Donkor%20v%20Rep%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title="">[3]</a>
and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment IHL.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grounds
of the appeal<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with his
conviction and sentence by the trial court dated 17 July 2015, appellant pursuant
to leave of this Court<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/Gabriel%20Donkor%20v%20Rep%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" </main>